Smallwater

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Smallwater,

Itā€™s because they find evidence to support their truth, instead of formulating a theory based in the evidence. Iā€™ve heard it described with the circle analogy.

Imagine the absolute truth is a circle, but we donā€™t know what the shape is. By doing research, we find out certain facts as points on that circle. We can then draw straight lines between those points, and draw a shape thatā€™s as close to the absolute truth as we can get, with the data we have. Further research and discoveries place more dots, sometimes falling outside of the lines weā€™ve drawn. So we redraw the shape more and more, always increasing towards that circle. Thatā€™s how science works.

Conspiracy theorist do the opposite. They draw a random shape (thatā€™s nowhere near a circle, like a star), and then go out to find proof that fits on that shape. Some proof is correct - it just happens to fall on the same lines as the circle. Others are completely out there, aligning with their shape, but not with the circle (because itā€™s not relevant to the truth). And if they do find proof that fits on the circle, but not on their star, itā€™s ignored.

Smallwater,

On one hand, I donā€™t want to make fun of her looks, if theyā€™re the results of medical complications. Thatā€™s just mean.

But sheā€™d pull off an amazing Laeā€™zel cosplay.

Smallwater,

Actually, the Dutch translation is ā€œNijlpaardā€, not ā€œrivierpaardā€.

But, it uses the Dutch name for the Nile river, ā€œNijlā€. So itā€™s lit. ā€œNilehorseā€ - which is technically the same as ā€œriver horseā€, just more geographically specific.

Smallwater,

A few weeks later:

Sony: Piracy is killing the industry! We need tougher legislation!

Smallwater,

And then you start to go through your dadā€™s old record collection, and realize ā€œdamn, the old man was on to somethingā€

Smallwater,

ā€œReally? So you shit with the toilet door open?ā€

Smallwater,

Finished my first a BG3 run, blind. Was considering starting a second run, with ā€œperfectā€ choices (and mods) but it seems that patch 6 broke quite some things.

Gonna spend time playing ā€œdad gamesā€, then. I donā€™t know whatā€™s so appealing about those ā€œX simulatorā€ games, but I can absolutely get lost in them.

Smallwater,

But reports about bugs introduced by patch 6 are still pouring in :( the two hotfixes helped, but Iā€™m still gonna wait.

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